Chapter 5 - The Girl Who Carried the Founder’s Secret
The truth about Samuel Vane changed everything.
Roman reopened old files.
Old accounts.
Old investigations.
And one name kept appearing.
Adrian Cross.
Not as a traitor.
As a survivor.
Someone had manipulated events.
Someone had erased evidence.
Someone wanted Roman to believe the wrong story.
The answer came from Nora.
She found an old photograph hidden behind a cabinet.
Roman looked at it.
His face changed.
Because in the background…
was Adrian.
Standing beside Roman’s father.
Years before Samuel disappeared.
“You recognize him?”
Nora asked.
Roman slowly nodded.
“Yes.”
His voice became cold.
“He was there.”
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Adrian was confronted the same night.
But this time, Roman did not come alone.
Nora stood beside him.
Adrian looked at her.
“You.”
Nora stared back.
“You knew Samuel.”
Adrian smiled bitterly.
“You have no idea what you’re involved in.”
Roman stepped forward.
“Explain.”
Adrian looked at Roman.
“I spent twelve years keeping you alive.”
“You spent twelve years lying to me.”
“Because you would have destroyed everything.”
Roman’s expression hardened.
“No.”
He stepped closer.
“You destroyed everything.”
The confrontation revealed the final truth.
Adrian had not killed Samuel.
But he had helped hide the truth.
Because the real enemy was still inside the syndicate.
Someone above him.
May you like
Someone who had been controlling events for years.
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